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Primark’s refusal to go online could mean “the start of the end” for the beloved brand

January 21, 2021

Primark’s continuing insistence not launch an ecommerce offering despite taking a £1.1 billion hit could “be the start of the end” for the beloved brand. Last week the fast fashion…

Ebay is planning to sell off its South Korean business as it continues to undergo a major strategic overhaul of its business.

Ebay set to sell off its Korean business

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January 20, 2021

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Ebay is planning to sell off its South Korean business as it continues to undergo a major strategic overhaul of its business. According to a press release published yesterday, Ebay…

The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities.

Ecommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs

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CBRE ecommerce online shopping Savills Warehouse

January 18, 2021

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The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities. Investment in distribution warehouses skyrocketed 25 per cent last…

Mobile ecommerce has almost exclusively involved finding ways to shrink websites to fit on smaller screens. Yet, this tactic has completely overlooked the most significant opportunity smartphone culture presents.

Virtual shopping is set to be the next major trend in retail

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Adam Levene ecommerce Hero Mobile social media

January 5, 2021

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As anyone who has ever dared to monitor their screen time will know, the average UK adult now spends an average of 3 hours and 23 minutes on their phone…

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ set to surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

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Christmas ecommerce front line workers me-gift notonthehighstreet online sales trends

December 22, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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After a year like no-other, many Brits will be adding their own names to their Christmas shopping gift list, as research from notonthehighstreet finds 4.1 million people will be ‘me-gifting’…

Etsy’s stocks hit record high’s yesterday as it continues to cash in on the dramatic shift to online shopping despite recent calls for a boycott.

Etsy CEO squares up to Amazon as revenue doubles in wake of coronavirus

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Amazon ecommerce Etsy income Josh Silverman Online Marketplace platform profit revenue

December 21, 2020

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Online marketplace Etsy saw its revenue more than double since last year, as the vintage and hand-made specialist begins to style itself as an “alternative” to Amazon. In an interview…

Royal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe

Royal Mail warns customers to post “sooner rather than later” as surge in online purchases creates unprecedented demand

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Christmas Shopping ecommerce online package Parcel presents Royal Mail

December 7, 2020

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The Royal Mail has urged people sending presents through the post to do so “sooner rather than later” as a Christmas season like no other means many people are completing…

Zalando co-CEO to step down

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Berlin co-chief executive David Schneider ecommerce online Robert Gentz Rubin Ritter Zalando

December 7, 2020

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Zalando has announced co-chief executive Rubin Ritter will step down from his role at the company’s 2021 annual general meeting. The Berlin-based ecommerce platform has three co-chief executives: founders Robert…

JD.com will start accepting digital yuan

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

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Beijing China cryptocurrency digital yuan ecommerce JD.com

December 7, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com Inc on Saturday announced it had become the country’s first platform to accept Beijing’s digital yuan. The company’s finch arm JD Digits will accept Beijing’s homegrown…

Which? calls for better protection for PayPal customers from scammers

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APP scam automated push payment Banking ecommerce online payment Paypal Scam Which?

December 7, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

PayPal customers should be covered by the same consumer protections they receive when using other forms of payment, according to Which? Although PayPal offers its own user protection for customers…

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Primark’s refusal to go online could mean “the start of the end” for the beloved brand

Ebay set to sell off its Korean business

Ecommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ set to surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

Etsy CEO squares up to Amazon as revenue doubles in wake of coronavirus

Royal Mail warns customers to post “sooner rather than later” as surge in online purchases creates unprecedented demand

Zalando co-CEO to step down

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

Which? calls for better protection for PayPal customers from scammers

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